Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

18And Ihatedוְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.tiH8130allכָּל־kol-H3605my labour wherein I labouredunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121: seeing that Imustאֶת־'et-H853leaveH3240it unto themanלָאָדָ֖םla.'a.DamH120that shall beafterאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310meH8130.

19And who knowethwhetherא֣וֹ'oH176he shall be awiseהֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.KhamH2450manH2450or afoolסָכָ֔לsa.KhalH5530? yet shall he have rule overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewedwisdomוְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיve.she.cha.Kham.tiH2449underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121. This also isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Therefore Iturnedוְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽיve.sa.Bo.tiH5437aboutעַ֚ל'alH5921to cause myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820todespairלְיַאֵ֣שׁle.ya.'EshH2976concerningallכָּל־kol-H3605the labour wherein I had labouredunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

21For there is amanH120whoseH120labour is withwisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451, and withknowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847, and with skilfulness; yet to amanH120that hathnotשֶׁלֹּ֤אshe.Lo'H3808laboured therein shall he leave it for hisportionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and agreatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.

22Forwhatמֶֽה־meh-H4100hath amanלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his labour, and of thestrivingוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475of hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820, wherein he labourethunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

23Forallכָל־khol-H3605hisdaysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117are butsorrowsמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341, and his travail is grief;yeaכִּ֧יkiH3588,evenH1571in thenightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820takethnoלֹא־lo'-H3808restשָׁכַ֣בsha.KhavH7901. This also isvanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

24There isnothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896for amanבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120thanH2896that he shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354, andmakeH7200hissoulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315enjoyH7200goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in his labour. This also IsawH7200, that it is from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

25For whocanמִ֥יmiH4310eatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398, or whocanוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310have enjoyment,moreH4480thanH4480I?

26For to themanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120that pleaseth himGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givethwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451, andknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847, andjoyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057: but to thesinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398he giveth travail, togatherלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and toheapנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414upנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414, that he maygiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to him that pleasethGodH430. This also isvanityהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and astrivingH7469afterH7469windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

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